During the war, Bashkortostan was home to prominent cultural figures from abroad. These included:
- Sculptor Soslan Tavasiev (from North Ossetia), who created the monument to Salavat Yulaev.
- Director V. Nelivad.
- Writers Jean-Richard Bloch (France) and Andrei Platonov (Moscow).
- Salomea Neris (Estonia).